Molded shingle



Nov. 7, 1944. E. F. BASSLER 2,362,236

MOLDED SHINGLE Filed Feb. 13, 1943 INVENTOR B Yf- ,m s

ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 7, 1944 UNITED. STATES oei-Flo, e i

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M5??- inve'ntion relatesl tofa -molded shingle lforl 1i slab; to v4be'usedas roofing; sidingMor llike -surfa'ce'f coveringand which, in Ithe*interst-'of*brevitytisherein termed a shingle in* thespecifi'cation andclaims;y l

Objects of myinvention"are t'o"pr`ovide`"a plas-i tic'moldedshingle ofattractive appearance that is" not expensive to manufacturefthtisdurable"'an`d"J long lasting, thatis subject towery little""expan sionand contraction inresnonserto temperature'rlof" and moisture changes,that is eiiicientin eXcl'ud-- ing moisture in' au forms, thatis'substantiauy fire-proof,V fungus-proof and moss-proof'and that' may`have a permanent color sothatit willot re-` quire painting.r i

'Other object are to provide novel-and eiiic'ient gutter or trough.means for joining theA adjacent edges of shingles so` as to preventtheentrance and `efficient means to facilitatelthe securingof` the4.shingles to the sheeting or wall andL to safeguard against leakagearound the securing means; '1

Other objects -of thefinventionwill be apparent fromwthefollowingdescriptiontakenlin connecVV 25%* in' tiontwith the accompanyingdrawing.

In 'the drawing Figurel is a .top plan View offa f. shingleconstruetedin accordance Withthis invention; Fig..2 is an sendfview ofthe butt porfsniniglelis melder-enteren theftimglof inoldingzfw Thisanchors thegutter rneihber` {Sireiyrmlyini the shingle. GbViously inoisturecannopass* arcane-the#portirforthegutter hierber that-is ot moisturetherebetween and-t0, provide novel 20xehnfeudcreufutrleshinglei`flretatner1edgepo'r#4 offsaidishingle; Fig. 4 is `aperspective'view-show- 4inglthe under side of saidr shingle;: Figf isaplarr View, on a smaller scale thanthe'preceding-g--ff ures, showinglavpiurality of these `shinglesas they.

they. are `not-'visible` from the butt end of-"th shingle. n

may appear when laid;l Fig.' 6 is aisecti'onalview 35j drainagegrooves.v 23-.positioned 'neat the -lateral on a larger `scale thanFig.y 5,-take`n substantiallyl onbroljzenline S-f-S of Fig5;YFig .=7is-an'enlarlged 1 fragmentary sectional `View taken 'Sulostantially:onf2broken line I4-1 of Fig. 5, showing moisture 'eX-"f clud'ing'guttermeans and'inoisture excluding securingldevices `for securing the"'shinglei to a sup porting Wall; Fig. 18 is a fragmentary'per'speeti e"fviewfof a metal trough or gutter member err'ib'o'di d.'

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Like reference `numerals designaterlikelparts-" throughout theseveral'vie'ws.

Figs. 1 to 8 show a shingle of rectangular shape which is tapered` inlongitudinal directions to provide a thinner tip portion Il] and athicker butt portion Il. The thicker butt p0rtraily'positio'nedf-rouhded'knob llSfA hoie 'l 9 ex-f b tl 8 tando boss vI 1''andi pnfiwhichT-the knob7 anwpossiate-formed cslef leusiadaptedtofeceva fs'e'eiifingdevrc .suchiasia fsci'ewfg by which the shingle issecured to a support, such as sheeting or a wall. The head of each screw20 has a concave under side 2| that fits snugly over the knob I8 andprovides a connection Il has a notch I2 on its under side which 55 tionWhich will preclude the entrance of moisture. Preferably the screws 2l]Aare formed of non-corrosive material.

The up portion lo of each shingle is provided y A through the underlyingtip portion of an adjacent shingle. The screws 2i) lit snugly butslidably in the holes i9 and 22 and are threaded into the sheeting orwall to which the shingles arel secured. These screws 20 will not becomeloose but will always hold the shingles tightly to the supporting wallto which they are attached.

If desired the threads on the screws and the screw driver slots in theheads of the same may be omitted, in which instance the screws becomenails which may be driven in the usual manner to make the shingles fastto a support.

In Figs. l to 7 I have shown four screws in the overhanging lip portionof each shingle while in Figs. 9 and 10 I show two screws in eachoverhanging lip portion, it being under,- stood that the number ofsecuring devices may be varied.

The shingles shown in Figs. 9 and l0 are similar to the shingles shownin Figs. 1 to 8 inclusive except that in Fig. 9 Athe extremity 24 of thelip portion of the shingle is rounded and in Fig. 10 the correspondingextremity of the lip portion is formed along hexagonal lines, the objectbeing to provide variations inornamental effects. Obviously otherornamental designs may be used.

These shingles maybe molded of any durable waterproof plastic material.One material suitable for this purpose is non-absorbent phenolic or ureaplastic with ground flour wood filler.

yIn the laying of these shingles preferably two shingles are alwaysmatched together as respects the intertting gutter member l5 and groove26 of their adjoining edges before the rst of these shingles is securedto the wall or sheeting. Thus no shingle is nailed or screwed down untilafter the gutter member I 5 of the next adjacent shingle has beeninserted inthe groove of the shingle that is being fastened down.

This molded shingle is verydurable, is highly efcient in excluding bothmoisture and drafts of air, is a good insulator against heat and cold ortemperature variations, is substantially fireproof, moss-proof andfungus-proof and does not require any painting or staining.

The foregoing description and accompanying drawing clearly disclose apreferred embodiment of my invention but it will be understood that thisdisclosure is merely illustrative and that changes may be made withinthe scope and spirit of the following claims.

I claim:

1. A molded shingle comprising a shingle body having two straightparallel lateral edge `por tions; a longitudinally extending troughshaped metal gutter member embedded in one of said edge portionssubstantially in the medial plane of the shingle and extending outwardlyand upwardly therefrom; and an inwardly and upwardly extending inclinedlongitudinal groove in the other edge portion of said shingle body, saidgroove having an opening positioned in the edge of the shinglesubstantially mid way between the top and bottom planes of the shingleadapted to receive the outwardly protruding inclined portion of thegutter member of the next adjacent shingle when the shingles are laid.

2. A molded shingle comprising a shingle body having two straightparallel lateral edge portions; a longitudinally extending trough shapedmetal gutter member embedded in one of said edge portions substantiallyin the medial plane of the shingle and extending outwardly and upwardlytherefrom, the embedded portion of said gutter member having holestherein into which the material of the molded shingle enters to securelyanchor said gutter member to said shingle; and an inwardly and upwardlyextending inclinedlongitudinal groove in the other edge portion of saidshingle body, said groove having an opening positioned in the edge ofthe shingle substantially mid way between the top and bottom planes ofthe shingley adapted to receive the outwardly protruding inclinedportion of the gutter member of the next adjacent shingle when theshingles are laid.

3. A molded shingle comprising a shingle body having a butt end portionnotched on its under side to provide a lip adapted to overhang the tipportions of shingles in the next adjacent row below and having twostraight parallel lateral edge portions; a longitudinally extendingtrough shaped metal gutter member embedded in one of said edge portionsand extending outwardly and upwardly therefrom substantially in themedial plane of the shingle and substantially flush with the lowersurface of said lip;. and an inwardly and upwardly extending inclinedlongitudinal groove in the other edge portion of said shingle body, saidgroove having an opening positioned in the edge of the shingle andsubstantially in the medial plane of the shingle and substantially flushwith the under surface of said lip, said gutter member and said grooveboth terminating short of the butt end of the shingle so that they willbe invisible when the shingles are laid, said groove being adapted toreceive the trough shaped gutter of an adjacent shingle.

4. A molded shingle having a plane outer surface; bosses on said planeouter surface; a water diverting knob provided on the top portion ofeach boss; shingle securing means extending through said shingle andsaid bosses and knobs; and a head on each shingle securing meanspositioned on and engaging the top portion of one of said knobs.

5. A molded shingle having a plane outer surface;A a water divertingboss provided on said plane outer surface; a rounded knob provided onsaid boss; a ktransverse perforation in said shingle extending throughsaid knob and said boss; a securing device insertable through saidperforation; and a head on said securing device having a concave innerside fitting over said knob and excluding water from said perforation.

- EDWARD F. BASSLER.

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